CM COVER STORY By Christopher Walton and Joanna Bourke THERE IS NO appetite for industrial action among hauliers, despite the...

WELSH GENERAL haulier WJ Clayton & Sons is shutting its doors because it expects the September fuel duty rise, when coupled...

By Patric Cunnane A SCHEME to beat truck crime by identifying secure truckstops across Europe aims to accredit 80 sites in 10...

CM COVER STORY THE FUTURE OF Birmingham-based van-maker WV was hanging in the balance as CM went to press, with the company...

THE HISTORIC Commercial Vehicle Society's 48th London to Brighton Run took place on Bank Holiday Sunday. Despite the recession....

Royal Mail to put the 'safest truck on UK roads' to the test By Brian Weatherley BILLED AS POSSIBLY 'the safest truck on UK...

in road freight volumes By David Harris THE. AMOUNT OF road freight carried on London's roads fell by 11% in 2007 following a...

Over the years, Truckfest has been held up as the showcase for our industry — so, in this year of recession and gloom, was it a...

Awards shortlist unveiled INDESIT COMPANY and TNT Express UK head the list of firms shortlisted for the MT Awards 2009. TNT is...

Trucks are still being Loaded dangerously By Chris Tindall. THOUSANDS OF injuries and deaths are being caused by an -...

A REPORT BY consumer organisation Which? says diesel in motorway service areas is, on average, 13p/litre more expensive than in...

Online hammer for Jungheinrich forklifts FORKLIFT TRUCK-MAKER Jungheinrich is to sell off 250 used forklifts in a special...

By Andy Salter WHITBREAD IS testing a number of Iveco Daily 6.5-tonne urban delivery trucks on its Costa Coffee delivery...

T&D readers choose OAF XF as 'best ever' IT'S OFFICIAL: the DAF XF is the 'Best Truck Ever, as decided by UK drivers. In a...

The battery-powered Ford Transit that could potentially revolutionise light commercial transport as we know It. We like Zero...

The number of UK-registered trucks working across the Continent has been falling for the past couple of years. Why is this?...

Andrew Bearryman, managing director of Portsmouthbased Freight Transport, believes that the drop in UK hauliers' performances...

There are good reasons for fixing g red seals` to tachos IN RESPONSE TO the letter 'Thanks for all your help VOSA' (CM 16...

WITH 30,000 houses planned for Wellingborough, Kettering and Corby, planners in Kettering are talking about building the first...

IT'S ALL RIGHT for Karl Rout to say hauliers should be forced to prove where they stop overnight (Force drivers to prove where...

The price of diesel may on the up again, and the Chancellor may be single-minded in his attempts to swell the Treasury's...

Ruth Cairnie initially joined Shell as a scientist, where she worked in its research laboratories in Chester. She was involved...

Nothing polarises opinion in the industry like the price of fuel. As CM maps the average price at the pumps around the UK, we...

Jim McCau lie, who represents Scottish haulers for the group, is dismissive: "There is no question of any demonstrations. It is...

The Traffic Commissioner questioned whether she could trust a haulier who ran a firm on a defunct 0-licence. A HAULIER WITH 30...

TribunaL uphoLds revocation decision THE REVOCATION of the 0-licence held by Earl's Croomebased William Ball, trading as ! h...

A NORTH WALES operator has been given 14 days in which to provide proof that he holds a CPC or face having his partnership...

THE LICENCE held by Cuparbased Steven Lawson, trading as Lawson Transport, has been revoked by the Scottish Traffic...

Hours offences cost driver DRIVERS' HOURS offences have cost a North Wales lorry driver £446.37 in fines and .;osts. Richard...

With truck crime on the increase, drivers need to be more vigilant than ever in order to keep their loads safe. Words: Guy...

How many of you have been clamped unfairly? The answer is probably quite a few, so its high time something is done about the...

• Signage, including size and visibility (to stop cases where companies have deliberately hidden signs in clamping areas or...

FORWARD N75.190 It is difficult to find things not to like about the isuzu Forward 7.5-turner to use a very 'untransport-like'...

The MAN TGL came equipped with a Hiab and grab on top of the tipper body, cutting the available payload down to only 1.2...

t E E LROCARGO 75E 16K Climbing into the lveco Eurocargo cab, you do experience that 'big truck feel', with a clear view all...

TGM 18.240 Both of the 18 - tonners participating in the test were operator vehicles, and MANS contribution was a month-old...

Our 18-tonne Volvo was provided by our site host, Smiths of Bletchington, and although only a year old with its traditional...

And the winner is... Summary (7.5 tonnes) The 7.5-tonne trucks in Tipper Lite 2009 all had clearly defined roles, making a...

When buying a forklift, its vital you don't adopt a one-size-fits-all attitude. There are a number of considerations to...

with Ceva Logistics, Cat offers a range of forklifts that encompasses everything from three-wheel 24V battery-driven...

Crown's speciality is battery-powered handling equipment, and it produces both threeand four-wheel counterbalance forklifts....

New from Hyster is the H8.0-9.0FT Fortens. You can spec this with either a capacity of 8.0 or 9.0 tonnes. Power comes courtesy...

Listing Sainsbury's, Carlsberg and Hays among its list of clients, Jungheinrich boasts a lift-truck portfolio that embraces...

Not as well known perhaps for its forklifts as it is for its other handling products its telescopic loaders, for example...

Mitsubishi has introduced a new, diesel-powered, 8.0to 16.0-tonne capacity forklift under the FD80-160N series banner....

With capacities of 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 tonnes, Still's RX 70 models feature hybrid drive, which, the manufacturer claims, gives...

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lift-trucks, and with battery, diesel and LPG power options all available, Yale certainly appears to have all the bases...

DAF has kitted out the CF and the XF105 with new interiors and packed them full of the latest electronic gadgets. The first of...

The recession may be hitting you hard, but make sure you don't make cuts in haste that you'll end up repenting at leisure....

Training boosts productivity and helps lower costs. That's a fact. Driver training will improve your fuel consumption —that...

KELTRUCK, the independent Midlandsbased dealership for Scania, has given David Morgan (pictured) a place on its board as new...

The vehicle scrappage scheme unveiled in the recent Budget seems like a good idea to stimulate the UK motor industry in the UK....

U ed van values are up for the third consecutive month, rising by 3.6% to £ 823 and Manheim says online sales are faring...

Words / Images: Kevin Swallow WITH A SELECTION OF ageing trailers on the Rugby-based Manor Bakeries fleet, The Lloyd Fraser...